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PORT CALLGREATER STOCKTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

www.stocktonchamber.org OCTOBER 2010

Vol. 56 No. 6

Don’t Miss!

Events 4

President’s Column 5

CEO Column 6

Leadership Stockton 7

Visitors Bureau 12

New Members 13

Ribbon Cuttings 14

Cover Story 15

Programs 18

News Briefs 19

Calendar 21

CONTENTS

PORT CALL

New Season, New Ownership 15

18 Stockton Chamber Presented with Golden Arrow Award

October Chamber Mixer Hilton Stockton

Thursday, October 14, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

2323 Grand Canal Blvd

Stockton, CA 95210

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Photograph by: George Steckler

Fall Business Tradeshow & Passport Mixer

PORT CALLOfficial publication of the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce. Serving the Greater Stockton area business community since 1901.

CHAMBER OFFICERSPRESIDENT Rick Goucher, CB Richard Ellis Commercial Real Estate

SR. VICE PRESIDENT Dick McClure, Woodwork Institute

FINANCIAL VICE PRESIDENT Debbie Armstrong, Old Republic Title Company

VICE PRESIDENT Gary J. Long, Gary J. Long Jewelers

VICE PRESIDENT Stephen Barney, F&M Bank

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTDennis Goldstrand, Goldstrand Planning Group

CHAMBER DIRECTORSPhil Acosta, Delights Waterfront EateryBlain Bibb, ServiceMasterJudith Buethe, Judith Buethe CommunicationsSteven Crabtree, Herum CrabtreeDan Durst, Durst Contract InteriorsBill Harr, Hormel Foods CorporationGeorge Kaplanis, Hilton StocktonDan Keyser, Grupe Commercial Company Kenneth Levy, Wells Fargo AdvisorsMike Long, Pacific Records ManagementRich McDonald, Class One SafetyFred Walkover, ComcastTina Williams, Pacific Gas & ElectricBob Young, Stockton Golf & Country Club

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERDouglass W. Wilhoit, Jr. 209.547.2766

PROGRAM & PUBLIC POLICY DIRECTOR/ BEAFrank Ferral 209.547.2763

SPECIAL EVENTS DIRECTORHeidi Altamirano 209.547.2764

OPERATIONS/FINANCE DIRECTORSandy Dwyer 209.547.2770

VISITORS BUREAU DIRECTORWes Rhea 209.547.2770

MEMBERSHIP SALESManuel J. Martin 209.337.2723

SCAP COORDINATOR/ ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTMikki Gilbert 209.337.2730

SPECIAL EVENTS/ LEADERSHIP STOCKTON COORD.Timm Quinn 209.547.2960

RECEPTIONIST/ CUSTOMER SERVICEAlyssa McConnell 209.547.2770

PUBLISHER Stockton Chamber of Commerce 209.547.2770

GRAPHIC DESIGNNever Boring Design Associates 209.526.9136

ADVERTISING Amanda Calhoun 209.988.5800

PRINTINGSnyder Lithograph 209.466.9026

MAILINGPre-Sort Center of Stockton 209.941.2467

GREATER STOCKTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE445 W. Weber Avenue, Suite 220, Stockton, CA 95203

209.547.2770 fax [email protected]

Greater

Fall Business Tradeshow & Passport Mixer

There are only a few tables left for the Fall Business

Tradeshow and Passport Mixer! Space is given on a first come,

first served basis so don’t wait or you may risk missing your

opportunity to participate. Reserve your space today!

The Fall Tradeshow will be held on Thursday, October 14

from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Hilton Stockton, 2323 Grand

Canal Blvd. Admission to attend the Fall Tradeshow is free and

open to the general public. Reserve your space ASAP to be part of

the pre-mixer publicity!

For more information about exhibiting at, or attending the

Fall Business Tradeshow & Passport Mixer, call Timm Quinn

at 547-2960.

Eventsby: Heidi Altamirano

Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce Voter’s Guide for November 2, 2010 General Ballot

City of Stockton

Measure H-Support

State Propositions

Proposition 20-Support



Proposition 24-Oppose







OCTOBER2010 4www.stocktonchamber.org

www.visitstockton.org@ Heidi Altamirano: [email protected]

Fall is in the air and what a beautiful time of

year it is in Stockton. I know what you’re thinking:

autumn colors, leaves falling from the trees, football

and holidays. While those are all nice, I am thinking

Stockton Thunder Hockey. Being a longtime season

ticket holder, I am getting my itch for hockey. When

my wife and I attended the Thunder’s first game on

December 10, 2005 (my wife’s birthday) we had never

been to a hockey game in our lives. We soon fell in

love with hockey and have been season ticket holders

ever since. If you have never been to a Thunder

game you don’t know what you are missing. The

tickets are reasonably priced and there isn’t a bad

seat in the beautiful Stockton Arena. As most of you

are aware the Thunder led the ECHL in attendance

From Your President...by: Rick Goucher

each of its first four seasons. Last season I believe the

Thunder finished second in attendance and thus I put

out the challenge to Chamber members, take your

clients to a game and help the Thunder lead the league

in attendance in 2010-2011.

I also want to remind the readers to review

the Chamber’s recommendations on the various

propositions and be sure to vote.

So until next time…Go Thunder!

PORT CALL Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce5

From Your CEO...by: Doug Wilhoit

I hope you all read The Record Editor’s column a few weeks

ago after he asked folks to send to him what they liked about

Stockton. Mike Klocke challenged me to write since I had not

done so two years ago when he made the same request to the

public! I think you can figure out why I did not write in then,

because of course a fifth generation Stocktonian and CEO of the

Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce would have plenty to say

about what is good about Stockton as well as an understanding that

we also have many things to improve. So this year I accepted his

challenge, as did many others who did a fine job, but due to space

he was unable to print all of my letter. So here is the whole letter:

Mike: You got the ball rolling with a great many “things” that

are wonderful about Stockton! Many of those “things” are also to

be found in the 132 Port O Call articles I have written since 1999,

the Chamber/CVB website www.VisitStockton.org, the Chamber/

CVB Visitors guide, the weekly Chamber/CVB “This Weekend in

Stockton” blast emails, the beautiful table top book the Chamber

published in 2009, the multitude of speaking engagements I have

made from 1979 to now promoting our City of Stockton and San

Joaquin County, our annual State of the City Event, and the many

quotes I have given your paper.

I will not take the time nor space needed to list the “things”

I like, but what is most important to me: THE PEOPLE OF

STOCKTON!

I was born in Stockton in 1943 and from my earliest

memories it is the fine, diverse PEOPLE of this community that

have had the most impact on me! Growing up I was so lucky to

have been able to be around real Stocktonians’, family and friends

of my family, and through them learned early on to love Stockton

and all it had to offer!

From my early days at Snell’s Nursery School, to Woodrow

Wilson Elementary School (K-First Grade), Lincoln Elementary

(2nd to 8th grade) Lincoln and St. Mary’s High Schools, Stockton

College (before it became Delta), and working numerous summer

jobs I created friendships that are everlasting still today.

Joining the Stockton Police Department in 1967 helped me get

to really know the PEOPLE of this wonderfully diverse community

even more up-close and personal. I was honored to work the 57

Car in Sierra Vista and the 56 Car in Conway Homes for four years,

Community Relations for a year and then the Juvenile Division for

seven years, and also teaching a Delta College Police Science Course

both at Edison and Lincoln High Schools to over 1,200 students

many of whom are still in Stockton. Over the years I have met and

gotten to know so many PEOPLE with such interesting and diverse

backgrounds. I still see many of them today and we greet each other

with a smile and mostly talk about great memories and in a few

cases (from PD days) some sad ones. Daily I am meeting new folks

who add to my “Joy in Mudville!”

My time on the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors took

me all over this great county and allowed me to see other areas of

continued on page 19


www.visitstockton.org

Leadership Stocktonby: Timm Quinn

Leadership Dynamics Session

Leadership Level Sponsor: Financial Center Credit Union

Session Sponsor: San Joaquin County Office of Education

Leadership Stockton kicked off the 2010-2011 class with a

successful day - long Leadership Dynamics session hosted at the

San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE). The goal of

the session was for participants to learn more about themselves

and their classmates through a variety of teambuilding exercises,

activities and discussions.

Thank you to Rob Kroff, Venture On Challenge Course facilitator,

for leading the class through a variety of exercises that kept the group

moving, laughing and getting to know each other better.

Thank you to Shannon Leonardini with University of Phoenix for

her “Achieving Peak Performance” presentation. The class found the

exercise to be surprisingly accurate, eye opening and lots of fun.

Special thanks to the team at the SJCOE: Mick Founts, Denise

Irvin, and Rob Kroff. Additional thanks go to the Leadership

Stockton alumni who gave their valuable time to be a part

of this session, Michael Coito (LS Class of ’09) and Ramon

Velez (LS Class of ‘06). Thank you to the Leadership Stockton

Alumni Association for hosting a welcome reception for the

class at the home of Laurie Schrum (LS Class of ‘04). And a big

thank you to Michael Duffy (LS Class of ‘95) and the Financial

Center Credit Union for their yearlong Leadership Level

Sponsorship of all the sessions!

Next month follow the class of 2011 as they decide on the

community project at the Leadership Retreat at Camp Lodestar,

September 17-18. For more information about Leadership

Stockton and sponsorship opportunities contact Timm Quinn

at 547-2960 or [email protected], or visit

www.leadershipstockton.com.

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Promote Your Business in the 2011 Stockton

Activities Guide

Marketing opportunities are available to showcase your

business in the 2011 Stockton Activities Guide. The guide is the

official publication of the Stockton Conference & Visitors Bureau,

a division of the Chamber, and over 25,000 copies will be printed

in January 2011.

Retail, restaurants, lodging properties, attractions and guest

services are a must to be seen in this guide. Promoted as the region’s

No. 1 activities guide, the Stockton Activities Guide also includes

the Resource Directory, the “yellow

pages” for new and current

residents, as well as visitors.

The guides are distributed

throughout Stockton at hotels,

events, attractions, restaurants, the

University of the Pacific, City Hall,

through the Downtown Stockton

Alliance and much more!

All members can participate either within the pages of the

guide, or in the resource business directory. All advertisers are also

included in the online digital version of the guide, with websites

hyperlinked at no additional cost.

For advertising information call Tony at San Joaquin Magazine

at 833-9989. For general 2011 Stockton Activities Guide questions,

please call Wes at 337-2721.

Downtown Stockton to Celebrate Oktoberfest!

On Saturday, October 9, the downtown Stockton Waterfront

will celebrate German culture, food and of course beer during the

2nd Annual Stocktoberfest!

Activities throughout

the night will include lovely

ladies in German dress, keg

lifting competitions, chicken

dance dance-offs and, of

course, beer stein holding

competitions. Enjoy live

entertainment ranging from polka to rock, brats and over ten

brews and food booths! Modeled after a German Oktoberfest,

Stocktoberfest seating will be outdoors on long benches and tables,

and the festival will open with the tapping of the first keg by local

dignitaries. On Friday, October 8, meet the brewers at the Dinner

with the Brewer at O’Ryleigh’s Tavern!

For more information or tickets visit www.Stocktoberfest.com

or call the Downtown Stockton Alliance at 464-5246.

Conference & Visitors Bureauby: Wes Rhea


www.visitstockton.org@ Wes Rhea: [email protected]

209.337.2721Be sure to become a fan on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/Stockton.CVB

New Members For more information on becoming a new member, please contact

Manuel Martin at 209.337.2723 or email [email protected].

Please allow up to 90 days for your listing to show.

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Computer Training Services

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Hotels

Best Western Plus Heritage Inn111 East March Lane

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Photographers

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Attending Ambassadors



“We also send our hockey team players out into the schools

to motivate these kids. Our players enjoy these visits and the

students quickly identify with their skills and accomplishments

and look up to them,” he says.

Stockton Makes The Cut

This type of community outreach was one of the attributes

that piqued Brad Rowbotham’s interest during his search for

prospective hockey teams. When the Stockton Thunder made his

short list, Rowbotham—general manager of Canada-based Roll’n

Oilfield Industries, Ltd., visited Stockton to meet the Thunder’s

staff and team in person. “I got a really good feeling about Dan,”

he says. “There’s a level of excitement he and his organization are

bringing to this team and this city that you seldom encounter in

the sports world.”

Rowbotham discovered other points of mutual attraction.

His father founded Roll’n Oilfield Industries, Ltd. 33 years ago,

and to this day supporting the community remains one of the

company’s core values. “I really like the programs that the

Thunder is doing throughout the Stockton school community. My

wife Dawn and I are very community oriented. She will be very

involved with the Stockton Thunder Foundation.”

Rowbotham cited the Thunder’s support of the Women’s

Center of San Joaquin County, and Thunder Goes Pink weekend –

the team’s popular fundraiser for breast cancer research.

A Long Way From Reed Deer

A native of Reed Deer, Alberta, Canada, Rowbotham freely

admits that Stockton’s relatively warmer temperatures offer a

New Season, New Ownership Let the Thunder Roll

By Patricia Kutza

COVER STORY

When you hear the roar of the crowd at a typical Stockton

Thunder Professional Hockey game, you can understand how

fitting the name is. From the first drop of the puck to the end of

the third period, the rumble within the arena is nonstop. This

excitement is carried throughout the entire Thunder organization,

orchestrated by its president, Dan Chapman and new owner, Brad

Rowbotham.

Captivating The Community

In his sixth season of managing the Thunder, President Dan

Chapman is very pleased with how the team has evolved. Having

previously run the Stockton Ports baseball team, Chapman knows

how a great team can energize fans. He says that the Thunder’s

influence on this community is uniquely palpable, “the speed

and physical ability of these hockey players generates so much

excitement. They are captivating our community like nothing

before.”

Chapman also has nothing but praise for the Thunder staff.

“I’ve got 16 people in the front office who are doing a fantastic job

executing our business plan,” he says.

K-12 Outreach

Watch the audience at Stockton Thunder games and you’ll

see no greater enjoyment than on the faces of children who

love the sport of hockey. The Thunder offers four different

programs that reward students for school attendance, academic

achievement, reading skills, and accomplishments. “We wanted to

find ways to [incentivize] kids to not only stay in school but also

thrive in that environment,” says Chapman.


welcome change to the frigid Alberta winters. He says that

another deal clincher was the scope of Stockton’s downtown

revitalization. “The new marina, arena and open space grab

your eye.”

The level of support given by the business community

also impresses Rowbotham. He also gives high marks to the

Stockton Chamber, “They are terrific resources, not only for

buying advertising but also for participating in corporate

partnerships.”

A New Beginning

Friday, October 15 marks the official start of the 2010-11

hockey season. With this new beginning, there will be some

changes. “The assistant coach’s responsibilities will now be

dedicated 100 percent to coaching. Our ECHL affiliation with

the Edmonton Oilers, NHL affiliation with the San Jose Sharks

and AHL affiliation with the Springfield Falcons guarantees

bringing top quality talent and competition to the Stockton area,”

Rowbotham says.

Rowbotham is impressed by how upbeat the Stockton Thunder

fans are. “I try to form a positive point of view,” he says. “Going

to a hockey game gives people a good night out. Recently, I met a

father and his young daughter; I asked them if they knew about the

Stockton Thunder hockey team. Not only did they know about it,

they already had plans to go together to a game. Now how often do

you see dads and their daughters agreeing so easily?”

Going to a hockey game gives people a good night out.


www.visitstockton.orgCover story photography by Sean Blair

Programs Departmentby: Frank Ferral

Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce Receives

Statewide Award for Green Team San Joaquin

The Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce was honored

with the prestigious Golden Arrow Award for Overall Excellence

in Product Stewardship by the California Product Stewardship

Council during the California Resource Recovery Association’s

(CRRA) 34th Annual Conference in Sacramento.

San Joaquin County Supervisor Leroy Ornellas presented the

Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce with the 2010 Golden

Arrow Award for the Chamber’s Green Team San Joaquin project.

Green Team

San Joaquin is

an outstanding

example of

business

leaders playing

a defining

role in

fostering development of green business in their community

and helping them save money to improve profitability. This

collaborative effort brings together private businesses, City and

County government representatives, economic development

professionals, educators, students and community members to

develop and implement product stewardship and green business

practices that reduce waste and create jobs. In addition to being

leaders in product stewardship, the Greater Stockton Chamber of

Commerce and Green Team San Joaquin are fostering green jobs

in the Central Valley, such as Wine Bottle Renew in Stockton,

which is creating 25 jobs.

Product stewardship is a strategy to place a shared

responsibility for end-of-life product management on the

producers, and all entities involved in the product chain, instead

of the general public; while encouraging product design changes

that minimize a negative impact on human health and the

environment at every stage of the product’s lifecycle.

“CPSC created the Arrow awards to promote California

businesses that are reducing waste, saving money and creating

green jobs,” said CPSC executive director, Heidi Sanborn. The

inaugural awards program was funded by a grant from the

California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery

(CalRecycle) to the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority.

Award winners and honorable mention recipients were

escorted down the “recycled red carpet” by panelists from the

Arrow Awards selection committee. The recycled red carpet,

which has been used for other award presentations, was donated

by Bentley Prince Street, a California carpet manufacturer.

For a complete list of honorees, please go to

www.calpsc.org/awards/winners.html or www.crra.com.

L-R: Senator Lois Wolk; Green Team San Joaquin Chair, Blain Bibb; Chamber President, Rick Goucher; Chamber Program & Public Policy Director, Frank Ferral; San Joaquin County Supervisor, Leroy Ornellas; Chamber CEO, Doug Wilhoit.


www.visitstockton.orgFor more info, contact Frank Ferral at [email protected]@

Stockton Opera Guild Presents The Curtain Goes Up Thursday

November 18, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Stockton Golf & Country Club. The

event benefits the Kathe Underwood Scholarship fund, which supports

aspiring young singers. For more information, please call 946-0540 or

visit www.StocktonOperaGuild.org.

Jennifer Krantz Joins Palmer As Director of New Business Development

-Jennifer Krantz joined Palmer Advertising, a

fully integrated advertising agency that opened in

Stockton 23 years ago, and also has an office in San

Francisco. Palmer is a pioneer in the field of new

media, as well as all traditional media. Jennifer will

be working out of Palmer’s Stockton office (209-472-2904, ex #2).

Dr. Ginny Lucas recently kicked off a book tour at Barnes & Noble.

The tour, which continues through November, is to promote Charming

Children – How the Relaxation Game Helps Good Parents Raise Great

Kids. For more information call 565-4371 or visit

www.CharmingChildrenTheBook.com.

News BriefsSubmission Guidelines: News Briefs must be submitted before the first of each month to [email protected]. Please put “PORT O CALL” in the subject line. Submissions must be no longer than 50 words total and should include contact information. News Briefs will be included on a space available basis and may be edited for content.

CEO Cont’d from pg. 6

the State and Nation and each time I was on a trip for business I was

always happy to come home. Now when I travel for either business

or pleasure the statement by Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz holds

true: “There is no place like home!” Why? It is the PEOPLE not the

“things” that make this a great and diverse community! A day does

not go by that I am not thankful to my Great Great Grandfather,

R.E. Wilhoit, for coming here on August 9, 1850 (Mike, that is

one day shy of 160 years before your article was printed) to a

community that provides such a wonderful and diverse place to live,

work, play and pray!

So in my 67 years of life in Stockton it is the PEOPLE I have met,

worked with, laughed with, cried with, enjoyed together the “things”

to do here, taught, in some cases arrested, go to church with, or just

strike up a conversation with anyone anywhere in town north, south,

The 2nd Annual San Joaquin AIDS Poker Run will be held Saturday,

October 23. Meet at the Alano Club of Stockton, 1812 Monte Diablo

Avenue with the ride ending in Gold Country. For more information call

Alex Anders at 981-4825 or Daniel Corona at 476-8533.

Gary Waters Management Consulting presents “Sexual Harassment and

Workplace Violence Training” on October 28 at the University of the

Pacific. Additional information and registration may be found online at

www.garywaters.net or by calling 815-9760.

Heritage Eye, Skin & Laser Center will celebrate 100 years of eye care at

their Fall Open House on Monday, October 18, 2010 from 4:00 – 6:30

p.m. It will feature hors d’oeuvres; prizes, including $500 Heritage Bucks;

plus information and one-night-only pricing on LASIK, lens implants,

designer eyewear and skin rejuvenation. 465-5933.

The 25th Annual Festival of International Cuisine benefiting the Stockton

Shelter for the Homeless will be held on November 6 at 6:30 p.m. at

Church of the Presentation Parish Hall. For tickets or information please

call John Reynolds at 465-3612.

east or west— the ”things” are just the frosting on the cake! Hopefully

all Stocktonians’ will take time to enjoy what is so great about our

home and work together to make right what is not so great!

To put an exclamation point on what I have said above you will

see our cover story for October stars the Stockton Thunder. That

refers not only to the Thunder organization and players, but most

importantly about the PEOPLE from Stockton and from far and wide

who help to make the Thunder such an important and good thing

about our community. Magnify that many times over using so many

other good community organizations and you can see we have a great

community made up of great PEOPLE! Please venture out and enjoy

our great community and help make it even better!


A top-ranked private university

Hundreds of concerts and lectures

NCAA Division I sports

One of America’s most beautiful campuses

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CalendarOctober 2010

Highlights10/14 - Fall Tradeshow & Mixer — 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

@ Hilton Stockton

10/21 - Ag Hall of Fame Dinner— 5:30 p.m.

@ Robert J. Cabral Ag Center

also don’t miss...11/4 - November Chamber Mixer— 5:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.

@ AVE on the Mile

ATHENA Committee Meeting – 12:00 p.m. @ Chamber Conference Room1

Liaison Committee Meeting – 12:00 p.m. @ Chamber Conference Room11

Government Relations Council – 7:30 a.m. @ Chamber Conference Room8

Ag Hall of Fame Dinner – 5:30 p.m. @ Robert J. Cabral Ag Center

21

Government Relations Council – 7:30 a.m. @ Chamber Conference Room22

Leadership Stockton- Stockton History, Arts and Culture Session – 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. @ The Haggin Museum

1

Fall Tradeshow & Mixer – 5 p.m. -7 p.m. @ Hilton Stockton14

Green.edu Conference & Tradeshow – 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. @ Hilton Stockton29

BEA Scholarship Luncheon – 11:30 a.m.. @ Outback Steakhouse, Stockton29

Joint Meeting with Green Team San Joaquin & Manufacturers Industrial Distribution Roundtable – 7:30 a.m. @ Chamber Conference Room

13

Executive Committee Meeting – 7 a.m. @ Stockton Golf & Country Club20

New Member Meeting – 10:30 a.m. @ Chamber Conference Room14

PORT CALL Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce21 Contact the Chamber at 209.547.2770 for more info*

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• review past office visit information

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